Transfer apparatus for natural tobacco leaves
US4323149A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 1980 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24C1/04
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An apparatus for transferring a natural tobacco leaf from a continuous, flexible conveyor belt to a generally flat leaf receiving member at a preselected position in the normal path of travel of the belt. The apparatus includes a plenum box having a pressure opening defined by a peripheral edge of the box, an arrangement for forcing the belt and box from the normal path position toward the receiving member at the preselected position and a mechanism for creating a positive pressure adjacent one surface of the belt to force the leaf from the belt onto the receiving member.
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